State of the Mangroves of the Municipality of Masinloc, Zambaes presented during the 1st State of the Mangroves Summit: Northwestern Luzon on October 23, 2014.

1. Mangrove Summit
Ateneo de Manila
Oct. 23-24, 2014
Olive Ebido-Gregorio;
Oscar E. Empeno, Jr.

2. Bani MPA
50 hectares including buffer zone
31.8% hard coral cover
161 fish per 250 sq. m.
10.9 mt per sq. km.
Taklobo Farm MPA
42% hard coral cover
275 fish per 250 sq.m.
40.8 mt per sq. km.
Panglit MPA
115 hectares
33.2% hard coral cover 126 fish per 250 sq. m.
4.1 mt per sq. km.
San Salvador MPA
127 hectares
33.5% hard coral cover
273 fish per 250 sq. m.
41.3 mt per sq. km.
Total land area of 33,150 hectares
Total coastal length of 42.2 km
Marine Protected Area of 7,560 hectares declared under NIPAS Act
11 out of 13 barangays are located along the coastal areas
Inhibited by 47,210 Masinloqueños
26% of the Masinloquenos are highly dependent on coastal resources for their daily living Masinloc at a Glance

4. Mangrove Ecosystem
Declining mangrove area from 261 hectares in 1998 to only 177.35 hectares in 2005 (natural stand and rehabilitated) due to unregulated conversion
82.9 hectares of mangrove swamps need to be rehabilitated
Mangrove areas are habitat for crustaceans and seagulls among others
Mangrove areas are also shelter for juveniles fish, sea cucumber and other marine species

5. Masinloc Mangrove Data as of 2012
Mangrove Conversion
Area Converted
converted into Fish Pond
101 hectare
Converted into Residential Area
29 hectare
Reclamation for other purposes
57 hectare
Abandoned Fish Pond into Mangrove Rehabilitation Project
7 hectare
Abandoned Fish Pond with mangrove new regeneration
18 hectare
Source: Sikat Survey 2012

6. Core Zone: 22.6 has
Buffer Zone: 68.5 has.
Mangrove Reserve Zone: 8.79 has
Seagrass Zone:15.61 has
Total of 115.5 has
Chart 3. Percentage Distribution of Species Encountered
Legally Established: Brgy. Ord. 02-06
Municipal Ordinance – 92-08
MPA Expansion: May 2011
Hybrid Species in the area:
Rhizophora x lamarckii

7. 0
50
100
150
Crown Cover (%)
Ave. Height (m)
Regeneration/m² (No. of Seedlings) Mangrove Forest Assessment – Fair Condition

8. ICRMP Mangrove Rehabilitation Project
Area and Location
Benefiaries
Total Amount
Status
SPECIES
PLANTED
9 has in San Salvador
3 has in Taltal
3 has in Bani
Samahang Pangkabuhayan ng San Salvador
STFVA
BDFA
P375,000.-
Completed – 80% Survival Rate
Rhizophora Apiculata Bakauan Lalaki
Rhizophora Mucronata/BBabae
Kalapini - Avicenia Alba
41 has in Panglit, San Lorenzo, Sto. Rosario, Bamban
SAMMPA
P902,000.-
Completed – 85% Survival Rate

10. -Deforestation,
-Charcoal Making,
- forest fire
-Agricultural run-off

11. -Illegal construction of Fish Cages
-Proliferation of informal settlers
- Coastal Development
-Improper waste disposal
- Sedimentation, siltation

12. Conversion of Mangrove into fish pond

13. Aggravated by Climate Change
0
5
10
15
20
Frequent storm/typhoon
Sedimentation from uplands
Tidal movement
Construction of fish cage/pen
Frequent coastal flooding
Shoreline retreat/recede
Land subsidence
Shoreline erosion
Infrastructure
melting of polar ice
accretion
Global warming
Climate change
Perceived causes of sea level rise
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Experienced house evacuation
Threat to health
celebration of important events
Decision making & Way of life
Social Impacts of sea level rise to coastal households
Barangay Bani

14. Aggravated by Climate Change: Vulnerability Assessment on Coastal Integrity
Site
Exposure
Sensitivity
Potential Impact
Adaptive Capacity
Vulnerability
San Salvador
M
M
M
H
L
Poblacion
M
M
M
M
M
San Lorenzo
L
M
L
H
L
Bani
M
M
M
M
M
14 Low exposure in San Lorenzo as it is located in the interior of Oyon Bay protected relatively sheltered by San Salvador Island Relatively high AC in San Salvador and San Lorenzo because there are few or no coastal developments being done

15. Fisheries
Site
Exposure
Sensitivity
Potential Impact
Adaptive Capacity
Vulnerability
San Salvador
M
H
H
M
H
Poblacion
M
L
L
L
M
San Lorenzo
M
H
H
M
H
Bani
H
M
H
M
H
15
Exposure for SST is relatively higher in Bani because of the thermal effluents of the power plant
SS and SL have higher sensitivities because of their higher fisheries dependence on reef fishes.
Poblacion have the lowest AC because of the poor habitat condition and low abundance of fish adults and juveniles.

16. Reef Fish
Site
Exposure
Sensitivity
Potential Impact
Adaptive Capacity
Vulnerability
San Salvador
M
M
M
H
L
Poblacion
M
L
L
M
L
San Lorenzo
M
M
M
M
M
Bani
H
M
H
M
H
16
Poblacion has the least sensitivity because it has a very low reef fish abundance.
SS has a high adaptive capacity because of a large extent of coral reefs and the presence of healthy adjacent habitats.

17. Socio-Economic
Site
Exposure
Sensitivity
Potential Impact
Adaptive Capacity
Vulnerability
San Salvador
M
M
M
M
M
Poblacion
M
M
M
H
L
San Lorenzo
M
M
M
M
M
Bani
H
M
M
H
L
17
Bani and Poblacion both have high AC because fishers in the area have other sources of livelihood. They also have higher cumulative income from other sources.

18. VULNERABILITY
CIA
FIA
RFA
SEA
BANI
M
H
H
M
SAN LORENZO
L
H
M
M
SAN SALVADOR
L
H
L
M
POBLACION
M
M
L
L
ADAPTIVE CAPACITY
CIA
FIA
RFA
SEA
BANI
M
M
M
H
SAN LORENZO
H
M
M
M
SAN SALVADOR
H
M
H
M
POBLACION
M
L
M
H
SENSITIVITY
CIA
FIA
RFA
SEA
BANI
M
M
M
M
SAN LORENZO
M
H
M
M
SAN SALVADOR
M
H
M
M
POBLACION
M
L
L
M
VULNERABILITY
BANI
High vulnerability in reef fish and fisheries but medium socio economic
SAN LORENZO
High vulnerability fisheries but medium vulnerability reef fish
SAN SALVADOR
High vulnerability fisheries but low vulnerability reef fish
POBLACION
Medium vulnerability fisheries, low in reef fish and socio-econ
BANI
SAN LORENZO
SAN SALVADOR
POBLACION 18

19. HIGH
MED
LOW
HIGH
MED
LOW
CAPACITY
URGENCY
San Lorenzo: Livelihood support - ecotourism, poultry, sea ranching
Poblacion:
Registry and allocation of fishing effort
San Salvador: Open and Closed season for rabbitfish
Poblacion:
Solid waste management
Bani: Identification of fisher and resource status
San Salvador: Capacity building of reef stewards
San Lorenzo: Financial support for improvement of sea cucumber ranching and MPA integration San Salvador: Livelihood support for fisher stewards
San Lorenzo:
Capacity building - strengthening of organizations
Poblacion:
Capacity building, diversification and strengthening of livelihood
Bani: Expansion of reserve for sea ranching
Bani: Alternative livelihood - MRF, composting
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20. Aggravated by Governance issues
Lack of comprehensive livelihood development program that would encompass aspects of capacity building (entrepreneurial attitude, knowledge and skills)

21. Reforestation and rehabilitation activities
Strengthening of law enforcement through formation, training and deputization of forest law enforcement team (Bantay Gubat)

22. - A clean and climate-change resilient coastal area
Provision of resettlement area Coastal Pollution Mitigation
Coastline Protection

23. Adaptation Measures for Climate Change
Change
Coral Reef and Fisheries Adaptation Stategies
Establishment and Maintenance of MPAs
Stock Enhancement Inside MPA
Reef restoration inside and outside MPA
Small Scale-Pond Agriculture Improve Fisheries Management
-Improve MPA Enforcement
-Protection of seagrass meadows

24. Future Directions for coastal management
• Formulation of fisheries management plan
Integrating information on the ecological and economic value of sea cucumbers and other high value species. Formulation of comprehensive conservation and management plan of mangrove with identified management body and annual budget allocation from the LGUs and other agencies

25. Bio-diversity Conservation through MPA Stock Enhancement
.
Protected Area network should have been made functional effecting adaptive management of the MPAs through monitoring and evaluation and periodic feedback

26. Lako a Salamat!